Official Cup

Stadium of Light
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) 3 minutes into the match, Sanderlend's goal looked a bit too open when Denimir Tzonkov came free, but Sverker Fanström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yani Dandolov kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute of the match Sanderlend got a corner. VN BAKITO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Islam Šimić ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Sanderlend's corner Islam Šimić fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ruslan Rúklyov quite easily take care of the ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Babbis Aggeliadis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A throw-in in the 15th minute of the game was made by Vejko Mirković with Shi Yuan as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerasim Berberov in the 18th minute of play forced Sanderlend's goalkeeper Sverker Fanström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Babbis Aggeliadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Sanderlend's Mujica Nedžić got a free kick in the 22nd minute. The audience was convinced that Denimir Tzonkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sverker Fanström was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Robert Augustyn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruslan Rúklyov having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Babbis Aggeliadis in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ruslan Rúklyov saved VN BAKITO from getting behind. Ruslan Rúklyov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Babbis Aggeliadis went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Sverker Fanström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denimir Tzonkov's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Gerasim Berberov kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Babbis Aggeliadis made a kick off. Ruslan Rúklyov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Aggeliadis in the 55th minute of play. VN BAKITO's Rusi Plochev was substituted for Isaac Constancio. After a rather tough play, VN BAKITO's Rusi Plochev got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Shi Yuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute Sanderlend were awarded a corner. Islam Šimić went to the cornerflag to take it. If Gerasim Berberov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Denimir Tzonkov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sverker Fanström came out and tried to block the shot, but Denimir Tzonkov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 70th minute. Rusi Plochev took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sverker Fanström. Sverker Fanström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Babbis Aggeliadis might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ruslan Rúklyov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Babbis Aggeliadis ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Babbis Aggeliadis in the 80th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sverker Fanström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rusi Plochev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Vejko Mirković hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. VN BAKITO's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 86th minute of the game, when Yani Dandolov after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Sanderlend's goal. Yani Dandolov was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. Sverker Fanström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rusi Plochev in the 94th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Babbis Aggeliadis during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The Sanderlend supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching VN BAKITO's performance. The match ended with a win for VN BAKITO.